Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Looking for Angels

Last night, Amber and I went out and to use up a gift card I got for Christmas. We picked up Skillet's newest album, Comatose. I listened to it today (the verdict: it's good), and was struck by the last song, Looking for Angels.

The song ends:
...
Angels show up in the strangest places
Going through this life, looking for angels
People passing by, looking for angels
Walking down the streets looking for angels
Everyone I meet looking for angels
I may have "missed the point" of the song (part of the last verse goes "smile as you turn the other cheek/Pray for your enemies, humble yourself"), but after the song, I wasn't thinking about all the nice/holy/helpful things I could do for other people. I was thinking "What if I looked for the good?" So often, I look for the problems, the flaws, the bad. What if I looked for angels, for good things, for reasons to smile and praise?

I hope to find out. I'm going to try it.

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